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Personal data Leonard Jacob Kobes 

  • He was born on November 26, 1894 in w. of., Wilber, Saline Co., NE (farm).
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Jane H. Carling, Michelle Mason, Curtis Layne Pollard, Dani Wilford, Blaine Noorlander, Mark A. Elliot; M. Weidner
  • He died on August 1, 1986 in Wilber, Saline Co., NE (Wilber Nursing Home), he was 91 years old.
  • He is buried on August 4, 1986 in Wilber, Saline Co., NE (Wilber Czech Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on August 25, 2022.

Household of Leonard Jacob Kobes

He is married to Mattie Kastanek.

They got married on December 6, 1916 at Wilber, Saline Co., NE, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Alvin Maynard Kobes  1924-2016 


Notes about Leonard Jacob Kobes

Leonard Jacob Kobes

Sources: Author: Carling, Jane H.; Mason, Michelle; Pollard, Curtis Layne; Wilford, Dani; Noorlander, Blaine; Elliot, Mark A.; (Publication location: Salt Lk. City, UT, Publisher: Salt Lk. City, UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: ix Mar MMXXI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8QW-T17

"... Leonard Jacob Kobes Last Changed: November 28, 2012 by Jane H. Carling Sex Male Birth 26 November 1894 Wilber, Saline, Nebraska, United States Last Changed: April 24, 2017 by Curtis Layne Pollard Death 1 August 1986 Wilber, Saline, Nebraska, United States
...
Residence 1900 Wilber Precinct Wilber village, Saline, Nebraska, United States Last Changed: February 25, 2021 by Blaine Noorlander
Residence 1910 Wilber, Saline, Nebraska, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: This is the Kobes family in 1910 Last Changed: December 6, 2015 by Mark A. Elliot
Residence 1920 Monroe, Saline, Nebraska, United States Last Changed: October 25, 2018 by Dani Wilford
Residence 1930 Monroe, Saline, Nebraska, United States
...
Residence 1940 Monroe Election Precinct, Saline, Nebraska, United States

Spouses and Children

Leonard Jacob Kobes 1894 - 1986
Marriage: December 6 1916 Wilber, Saline, Nebraska, United States
Mattie Kastanek 1894 - 1978

Children of Mattie Kastanek and Leonard Jacob Kobes (1)

[1] Alvin Maynard Kobes 1924 - 2016

Parents and Siblings

Joseph Kobes 1870 - 1935
Marriage: 28 October 1890 Wilber, Saline, Nebraska, United States
Anna Bernklau 1872 - 1930

Children of Anna Bernklau and Joseph Kobes (6)

[1] Emma Kobes 1891 - 1925
[2] Leonard Jacob Kobes 1894 - 1986
[3] Edward J Kobes 1899 - 1986
[4] Libbie Kobes 1902 - 1987
[5] Olga Kobes 1906 - 1994
[6] Frank Lumir Kobes 1909 - 1974"

Author: Weidner, M.; Title: "Leonard J. Kobes," (Publication location: Wilber, NE, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxvi Mar MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107356203/leonard-j-kobes

"Photo [his grave marker] added by The Busbooms

Leonard J. Kobes Birth 26 Nov 1894 Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska, USA Death 1 Aug 1986 (aged 91) Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska, USA Burial Wilber Czech Cemetery Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska, USA Memorial ID 107356203

Leonard J. Kobes, the son of Joseph and Anna Berniklau, was born on a farm west of Wilber on November 26, 1894 and died at the Wilber Nursing Home on August 1, 1986 at the age of 91.

He grew up on the farm west of Wilber and attended rural school near his home. On December 6, 1916 he married Mattie Kastanek. The family made their home on a farm near Friend for many years until they retired and moved to Wilber in 1960.

He is survived by his daughter, Evelyn and her husband, Elmer Slama of Western; sons, Alvin and his wife, Marjorie Kobes of Wilber, and Bernard and his wife, Delores Kobes of Crete; 19 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Libbie Vavra of Milligan and Olga Levene of Grand Island.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mattie on April 23, 1978; brothers, Lumir and Edward Kobes, and a sister, Emma Kasl.

He was a member of the Saline Center ZCBJ Lodge No. 389.

The funeral was August 4 from the Zajicek Funeral Home in Wilber with the Rev. Paul Quackenbush officiating. Singers were Milo Chaloupka and Mrs. Norma Sysel, Mrs. Glenn Zajicek accompanist. Burial ws in the Wilber Czech Cemetery. Pallbearers were Alvin Dean Kobes, Robert Slama, Eugene Slama, John Slama, Leon Slama, Roger Slama, Darrel Kobes, and Bernard Kobes Jr.

Source: The Crete News, August 6, 1986

Parents
[photo - his stone] Joseph Kobes 1870 - 1935
[photo - her stone] Anna Berniklau Kobes 1872 - 1930

Spouse
[photo - her grave marker] Mattie Kastanek Kobes 1894 - 1978

Siblings

[photo - stone shared with Joseph Kasl] Emma Kasl 1891 - 1925
[photo - stone shared with Anna Kobes] Edward J. Kobes 1899 - 1986
[photo - stone shared with Fred Vavra & Phyllis J. Varva] Libbie Kobes Vavra 1903 - 1987
[photo - stone shared with Lloyd Vanek] Olga Kobes Vanek 1906 - 1994
[photo - Kobes family memorial stone] Lumir Frank Kobes 1909 - 1974

Children

[photo - stone shared with Elmer L. Slama] Evelyn M Kobes Slama 1921 - 2005
[photo - stone shared with Marjorie L. Kobes] Alvin Maynard Kobes 1924 - 2016
Bernard Milo Kobes 1932 - 2021

Created by: MWeidner Added: 26 Mar 2013 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 107356203"
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Leonard Jacob Kobes
1894-1986

1916

Mattie Kastanek
1894-1978

Alvin Maynard Kobes
1924-2016

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Historical events

Birthday November 26, 1894

  • The temperature on November 26, 1894 was about -0.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 12 » Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in Paris, killing one person and wounding 20.
    • March 25 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs Massillon, Ohio for Washington, D.C.
    • May 21 » The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams.
    • June 23 » The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
    • June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
    • September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.

Day of marriage December 6, 1916

  • The temperature on December 6, 1916 was between -0.3 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • January 27 » World War I: The British government passed a legislation that introduced conscription in the United Kingdom.
    • August 14 » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.
    • August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
    • September 27 » Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.
    • November 13 » World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
    • December 23 » World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.

Day of death August 1, 1986

  • The temperature on August 1, 1986 was between 13.7 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
    • March 24 » The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.
    • August 31 » The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423.
    • September 23 » Houston Astros' Jim Deshaies sets a record, striking out the first eight batters he faces against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
    • October 29 » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway.
    • November 22 » Mike Tyson from Brooklyn, New York becomes the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history at age 20.
    • November 25 » The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.

Day of burial August 4, 1986

  • The temperature on August 4, 1986 was between 13.8 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
    • February 7 » Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.
    • April 28 » The United States Navy aircraft carrier USSEnterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USSCoral Sea.
    • April 29 » Chernobyl disaster: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant.
    • October 19 » The president of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, along with 33 others, die when their aircraft crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
    • November 2 » U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity.
    • November 25 » Iran–Contra affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.


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